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- Author(s): Niklas, Karl J.
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Natural History. Feb96, Vol. 105 Issue 2, p48. 5p. 3 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams.
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- Abstract:
Looks at the growth and structure of trees. Consideration of the materials that build plants; Evolution of wood from flowering trees, gymnosperms, woody trees, and Carboniferous Period fossils; Characteristics of palms and tree ferns; Characteristics of the habitats that sustain tree growth; How some plants use living and dead organs to provide mechanical support. INSET: Convergent evolution of wood and other stiff tissues..
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